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There are more bacteria in your mouth than there are people in the world.
The people with the highest levels of LDL are Mexican American males and non-Hispanic black females.
When blood is deoxygenated and flowing back to the heart through the veins, it is dark reddish-blue in color. Blood in the arteries that is oxygenated and flowing out to the body is bright red. Whereas arterial blood comes out in spurts, venous blood flows.
Most strokes are caused when blood clots move to a blood vessel in the brain and block blood flow to that area. Thrombolytic therapy can be used to dissolve the clot quickly. If given within 3 hours of the first stroke symptoms, this therapy can help limit stroke damage and disability.
The Romans did not use numerals to indicate fractions but instead used words to indicate parts of a whole.